By Cameron Kirby, 02 Oct 2018Paris Motor Show

Officially shown at Paris, the performance SUV has the most powerful diesel engine made by Skoda

SKODA has ripped the silk off its first performance SUV, the Kodiaq vRS, ahead of its first public appearance at the Paris Motor Show.

The hotted-up variant of the Kodiaq three-row SUV is fitted with a 176kW twin-turbo diesel engine, which is the most powerful oil-burner Skoda has produced. The 2.0-litre four-pot also sends 500Nm to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission for a claimed 0-100km/h sprint of 7.0 seconds, and a top speed of 220km/h.